"Will Apple's game plan beat the trustbusters? The challenge for Apple's attorneys is presenting a different picture of the e-book market than the one offered by the Department of Justice, experts say." CNET News 7:44 AM

"Lawsuit against Apple: Writers wary of action by Dept. of Justice/Michael Connelly and Sherman Alexie are among authors who view the Justice Department's suit against Apple and five publishers as acting against writers' interests." Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 4/13

"Apple May Slip the DoJ's Noose: The Department of Justice has already settled with a few publishers in regard to a suit the DoJ filed against book publishers and Apple over price-fixing allegations. Cupertino and some publishers are still holding out, though, and it seems Apple may be at a relative advantage. If the DoJ can prove it was the hub for an e-book price-fixing racket, it's in trouble: but not as much trouble as the publishers." MacNewsWorld 4/13

"Plot thickens in Apple 'bait apps' case: Apple came under fire last year from parents whose children had racked up credit card charges on apps that were supposed to be 'free.' Apple tried to throw out a law suit over the apps but has come up short after a judge found the parents suffered sufficient harm to pursue the case." paidContent 4/13

"Apple and RIM Hit With Patent Suit for 'Drag,' 'Tap' and 'Scroll'" Time 4/13

"Texas judge lets Apple duel patent sabre-rattler Lodsys: A Texas judge has decided Apple will be allowed into the trenches to fight patent-holding firm Lodsys, on behalf of iOS developers, almost a year after Cupertino made the request." The Register 4/13

"Apple needs to respond faster because malware will return: Apple needs to patch its own and third-party included software faster, or the recent Flashback infection will be the harbinger of much worse malware to come." Seattle Times 8:35 PM

"Why Switching OS Platforms Is Not a Security Fix: The Mac platform now finds itself in the crosshairs of malware developers along with Windows, but that isn't a reason to switch to Linux." Computerworld 4/13

"Philippe Starck on a project with Apple" ["Philippe Starck, who has revamped hotels, restaurants, toothbrushes or even the last Parisian Navigo travel card, has revealed that he regularly met in California Steve Jobs, Apple's legendary founder who died last October. 'For seven years I came to see him once a month in Palo Alto and elsewhere I go Monday, because even though he is dead, now I will see his wife. We liked to talk all things interesting, 'he said. The designer has also announced currently designing a restaurant in the Paris flea market in Saint Ouen (northern suburbs)."] Google French-to-English: Le Figaro 4/13

"BlackBerry still the most enterprise-ready mobile OS, says Trend Micro: Research carried out by and for security vendor Trend Micro concludes BlackBerry is the most enterprise-ready mobile operating system, with iOS a distant second." iTWire 4/13

"AT&T or Verizon: Which offers the best deal on 4G iPad data? In this Ask Maggie, I help a reader determine which LTE-enabled iPad to buy. I also offer some guidance to a Sprint customer wondering about the future of Sprint's WiMax network." CNET News 4/13

"Apple CEO Tim Cook seen at Valve HQ, sending rumor mill spinning: The Apple head is rumored to have had a meeting at the gaming company, which recently posted a job opening for some hardware people. Hmm..." CNET News 9:03 PM

"Apple's 'Revolutionary' Project: 7 Possibilities/Famed French designer Philippe Starck says he's been working on an Apple product to be released in late 2012. What's the mystery project?" InformationWeek 11:32 AM

"One of the Best Tech Plays Outside Apple: Seagate Technology has a rock-bottom valuation and bright prospects. Here's how the world's largest disk-drive maker may offer investors a byte of the action." Barron's 7:58 AM